1,331 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 274 311 service requests, 232 HPD complaints, 219 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 38.3. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 184 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 122 class B, 46 class A. Oldest open since 1986-07-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
19 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 7 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$22,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
52 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Unsanitary Pigeon Condition (5) · ELECTRIC (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3).
$489,775 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (48) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 204 WEST 55 STREET LLC |
| Head officer | HARRY PERSAUD |
| Managing agent | HARRY PERSAUD |
| Last registered | 2025-09-06 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,842,000 | $2,628,900 |
| 2026 | $6,211,000 | $2,794,950 |
| 2027 | $6,711,000 | $3,019,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 1/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway 55 NYC LLC | Not yet graded | — | |
| Tanner Smith's | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 57 St-7 Av — N Q R W · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 7 Av — B D E · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 55 St — M20 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | 7 Ave & W 55 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
204 West 55 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
52 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,000,000 on 2020-03-20 (lender: Motcomb Estates Ltd.), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-20 | Agreement $60,000,000 — from SURREY HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC to MOTCOMB ESTATES LTD. | $60,000,000 | |
| 2020-03-20 | AL&R $60,000,000 — from SURREY HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC to MOTCOMB ESTATES LTD. | $60,000,000 | |
| 2020-03-20 | Mortgage $4,000,000 — from SURREY HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC to MOTCOMB ESTATES LTD. | $4,000,000 | |
| 2018-11-01 | Mortgage $3,750,000 — from SURREY HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC to LOANCORE CAPITAL CREDIT REIT LLC | $3,750,000 | |
| 2018-11-01 | Agreement $56,000,000 — from SURREY HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC to LOANCORE CAPITAL CREDIT REIT LLC | $56,000,000 | |
| 2018-11-01 | AL&R $56,000,000 — from SURREY HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC; 204 WEST 55TH STREET, LLC; BROADWAY 55TH LOUNGE LLC; BROADWA to LOANCORE CAPITAL CREDIT REIT LLC | $56,000,000 | |
| 2017-04-03 | Agreement $55,000,000 — from SURREY HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC to LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE III LLC | $55,000,000 | |
| 2016-03-11 | DEVR $20,129,550 — from 240 WEST 44TH STREET TWO LLC; LITTLE THEATER GROUP LLC to 1710 OWNER ER LLC; 1710 OWNER PA LLC; 1710 OWNER RH LLC | $20,129,550 | |
| 2015-12-24 | Agreement $35,947,637 — from WOODWARD AFFILIATES L.L.C., to 1710 OWNER RH LLC; 1710 OWNER PA LLC; 1710 OWNER ER LLC | $35,947,637 | |
| 2015-12-24 | Agreement $9,152,500 — from 854 CARNEGIE REAL ESTATE CORP to 1710 OWNER PA LLC; 1710 OWNER RH LLC; 1710 OWNER ER LLC | $9,152,500 | |
| 2015-12-23 | RPTT&RET $1,107,563 — from RAVID LOTUS 55 LLC; LOTUS SEVENTH AVE LLC; RAVID SEVENTH AVE LLC; RAVID LOTUS 54 LLC to 1710 OWNER RH LLC; 1710 OWNER PA LLC; 1710 OWNER ER LLC | $1,107,563 | |
| 2015-01-08 | RPTT&RET $40,150,730 — from SURREY HAMPSHIRE MEZZ, LLC to SURREY MAYFAIR MEZZ, LLC | $40,150,730 | |
| 2014-04-07 | Agreement $55,000,000 — from SURREY HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC to LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE III LLC | $55,000,000 | |
| 2013-03-13 | Agreement $55,000,000 — from SURREY HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC to LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC | $55,000,000 | |
| 2013-03-13 | AL&R $55,000,000 — from SURREY HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC to LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC | $55,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 3 | 18 | 85 |
| 2018 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 67 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 22 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 62 |
| 2024 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 23 |
| 2025 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 55 |
| 2026 | 11 | 3 | 84 | 0 | 8 | 106 |
Every one of the 1,331 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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